diff --git a/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php b/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
index e3b2c338d..559557d05 100644
--- a/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
+++ b/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Casts\IterableItemCast;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Casts\Uncastable;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Enums\DataTypeKind;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Exceptions\CannotCreateData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Lazy;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Optional;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Creation\CreationContext;
@@ -87,9 +88,13 @@ protected function cast(
         ) {
             $context = $creationContext->next($property->type->dataClass, $property->name);
 
-            return $property->type->kind->isDataObject()
-                ? $context->from($value)
-                : $context->collect($value, $property->type->iterableClass);
+            try {
+                return $property->type->kind->isDataObject()
+                    ? $context->from($value)
+                    : $context->collect($value, $property->type->iterableClass);
+            } catch (CannotCreateData) {
+                return $value;
+            }
         }
 
         if (
diff --git a/tests/CreationTest.php b/tests/CreationTest.php
index 59c9ac37c..f9401c5ab 100644
--- a/tests/CreationTest.php
+++ b/tests/CreationTest.php
@@ -1067,3 +1067,38 @@ public function __invoke(SimpleData $data)
         ->toBeArray()
         ->toEqual(['a', 'collection']);
 })->skip(fn () => config('data.features.cast_and_transform_iterables') === false);
+
+it('is possible to create an union type data object', function () {
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        public string|SimpleData $property;
+    };
+
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => 'Hello World'])->property)->toBeInstanceOf(SimpleData::class);
+
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        public int|SimpleData $property;
+    };
+
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => 10])->property)->toBeInt();
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => 'Hello World'])->property)->toBeInstanceOf(SimpleData::class);
+
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        public int|SimpleData|Optional|Lazy $property;
+    };
+
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => 10])->property)->toBeInt();
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => 'Hello World'])->property)->toBeInstanceOf(SimpleData::class);
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => Lazy::create(fn () => 10)])->property)->toBeInstanceOf(Lazy::class);
+    expect($dataClass::from([])->property)->toBeInstanceOf(Optional::class);
+});
+
+it('is possible to create a union type data collectable', function () {
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        /** @var array<int|SimpleData> */
+        public array $property;
+    };
+
+    expect($dataClass::from(['property' => [10, 'Hello World']])->property)->toEqual(
+        [10, SimpleData::from('Hello World')]
+    );
+})->todo();